Everyone wants a job they can legitimately enjoy waking up for in the morning. While this may be hard to come by, these Orange County businesses have figured out how to make their employees happy—happy enough to be rated the best companies to work for in Orange County by OC Metro. OC Metro releases a list of the happiest workforces around in their business magazine each year. Here are the top three from this year:
- Arbitech. This hip server distributing, network equipment storing company earns a living by selling tier-one computers for low prices. What makes it the best place to work for the 68 employees? There’s an onsite gym with a certified trainer who teaches classes daily, catered lunches managed by a nutritionist, and a retreat every year for employees and their families to exotic locations like Puerto Vallarta, Vegas, and Palm Springs. Not to mention sponsored department trips that entail skiing, off roading, boating, and water sports.
- Earthbound Media Group. This company offers strategic marketing and creative communications to their clients, and paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, car washes, discounts, and three day weekends to its employees. A ‘healthy lifestyle’ is the key factor to keeping employees happy, so extended lunch breaks are preferred and laptops are provided. If that’s not enough, the office is adorned with a Nintendo Wii and arcade.
- Boost Mobile: Home to over 470 employees, Boost allows employees to bring their dogs to work with them, provides videogames (PacMan and Air Hockey) in the break room, and flat screens airing MTV, FUEL TV, and VH1 in the lobby for customer and employee enjoyment. The perks may make it fun, but the wall paintings make it stand out. The walls at Boost are covered by graffiti artist’s finest works.